The drag-and-drop (aka DnD) function in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Fusion and Fusion Pro 8.x before 8.5.2 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access on the host OS) via unspecified vectors
Published Dec 29, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.54%
Description
The drag-and-drop (aka DnD) function in VMware Workstation Pro 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Workstation Player 12.x before 12.5.2 and VMware Fusion and Fusion Pro 8.x before 8.5.2 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access on the host OS) via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.0.0
- 8.0.1
- 8.0.2
- 8.1.0
- 8.1.1
- 8.5.0
- 8.5.1
- 8.0.0
- 8.0.1
- 8.0.2
- 8.1.0
- 8.1.1
- 8.5.0
- 8.5.1
- 12.0.0
- 12.0.1
- 12.1.0
- 12.1.1
- 12.5.0
- 12.5.1
- 12.0.0
- 12.0.1
- 12.1.0
- 12.1.1
- 12.5.0
- 12.5.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00542) | 43.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.54% (0.00542) | 41.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 28.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 26.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 24.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 71.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 69.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 45.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94280 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037282 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2016-0019.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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